UPSC 2014 Question 1: CSAT

Family context: A, B, C, D, E and F are members of a family. They are engineer, stenographer, doctor, draughtsman, lawyer and judge, not in order. A, the engineer, is married to the lady stenographer. The judge is married to the lawyer. F, the draughtsman, is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer, is the daughter-in-law of D. E is the unmarried doctor. D is the grandmother of F. There are two married couples in the family. What is the profession of D?

A. Judge. | B. Stenographer | C. Doctor | D. Cannot be determined

Topic: Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 2: CSAT

Which of the following is/are a couple/couples?

A. AD only | B. BC only | C. Both AD and BC | D. Both AC and BD

Topic: Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 3: CSAT

What is the profession of B?

A. Judge | B. Lawyer | C. Draughtsman | D. Cannot be determined

Topic: Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 4: CSAT

For a charity show, the total tickets sold were 420. Half of these tickets were sold at the rate of Rs. 5 each, one-third at the rate of Rs. 3 each and the rest for Rs. 2 each. What was the total amount received?

A. Rs. 900 | B. Rs. 1,540 | C. Rs. 1,610 | D. Rs. 2,000

Topic: Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 5: CSAT

If the 3rd day of a month is Monday, which one of the following will be the fifth day from 21 St of this month?

A. Monday | B. Tuesday | C. Wednesday | D. Friday

Topic: Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 6: CSAT

Two cars start towards each other, from two places A and B which are at a distance of 160 km. They start at the same time 08: 10 AM. If the speeds of the cars are 50 km and. 30 km per hour respectively, they will meet each other at

A. 10: 10 AM | B. 10: 30 AM | C. 11: 10 AM | D. 11: 20 AM

Topic: Quantitative Aptitude | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 7: CSAT

Location of B is north of A and location of C is east of A. The distances AB and AC are 5 km and 12 km respectively. The shortest distance (in km) between the locations B and C is on

A. 60 | B. 13 | C. 17 | D. 7

Topic: Quantitative Aptitude | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 8: CSAT

In a row 'A' is in the 11th position from the left and 'B' is in the 10th position from the right. If 'A' and 'B' interchange, then 'A' becomes 18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than 'A' and 'B'?

A. 27 | B. 26 | C. 25 | D. 24

Topic: Quantitative Aptitude | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 9: CSAT

Examine the following statements 1. George attends Music classes Monday. 2. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday. 3. His Literature classes are not on Friday. 4. He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes. 5. On Tuesday, he attends his Sports classes. If he attends just one subject in a day and his Sunday is free, then he is also free on

A. Monday | B. Thursday | C. Saturday | D. Friday

Topic: Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

UPSC 2014 Question 10: CSAT

Four persons, Alok, Bhupesh, Chander and Dinesh have a total of Rs. 100 among themselves. Alok and Bhupesh between them have as much money as Chander and Dinesh between them, but Alok has more money than Bhupesh; and Chander has only half the money that Dinesh has. Alok has in fact Rs. 5 more than Dinesh has. Who has maximum amount of money?

A. Alok | B. Bhupesh | C. Chander | D. Dinesh

Topic: Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning | Year: 2014 | Subject: CSAT

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UPSC 2014 Prelims Questions

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Q1·CSAT·2014·Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning
Family context: A, B, C, D, E and F are members of a family. They are engineer, stenographer, doctor, draughtsman, lawyer and judge, not in order. A, the engineer, is married to the lady stenographer. The judge is married to the lawyer. F, the draughtsman, is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer, is the daughter-in-law of D. E is the unmarried doctor. D is the grandmother of F. There are two married couples in the family. What is the profession of D?
Q2·CSAT·2014·Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning
Which of the following is/are a couple/couples?
Q3·CSAT·2014·Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning
What is the profession of B?
Q4·CSAT·2014·Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning
For a charity show, the total tickets sold were 420. Half of these tickets were sold at the rate of Rs. 5 each, one-third at the rate of Rs. 3 each and the rest for Rs. 2 each. What was the total amount received?
Q5·CSAT·2014·Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning
If the 3rd day of a month is Monday, which one of the following will be the fifth day from 21 St of this month?
Q6·CSAT·2014·Quantitative Aptitude
Two cars start towards each other, from two places A and B which are at a distance of 160 km. They start at the same time 08: 10 AM. If the speeds of the cars are 50 km and. 30 km per hour respectively, they will meet each other at
Q7·CSAT·2014·Quantitative Aptitude
Location of B is north of A and location of C is east of A. The distances AB and AC are 5 km and 12 km respectively. The shortest distance (in km) between the locations B and C is on
Q8·CSAT·2014·Quantitative Aptitude
In a row 'A' is in the 11th position from the left and 'B' is in the 10th position from the right. If 'A' and 'B' interchange, then 'A' becomes 18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than 'A' and 'B'?
Q9·CSAT·2014·Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning
Examine the following statements 1. George attends Music classes Monday. 2. He attends Mathematics classes on Wednesday. 3. His Literature classes are not on Friday. 4. He attends History classes on the day following the day of his Mathematics classes. 5. On Tuesday, he attends his Sports classes. If he attends just one subject in a day and his Sunday is free, then he is also free on
Q10·CSAT·2014·Decision Making / Analytical Reasoning
Four persons, Alok, Bhupesh, Chander and Dinesh have a total of Rs. 100 among themselves. Alok and Bhupesh between them have as much money as Chander and Dinesh between them, but Alok has more money than Bhupesh; and Chander has only half the money that Dinesh has. Alok has in fact Rs. 5 more than Dinesh has. Who has maximum amount of money?

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